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Home My WebLink AboutRCC MIN 2000/12/04 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION December 4, 2000 Public Services Building Conference Room 1 CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Vice-Chair Charles Bull called the meeting to order at 6:41 p.m. ROLL CALL/MOTION TO EXCUSE: MSC (Diaz/S. Thomas) to excuse Chair Cindy Burrascano and Commissioner T. Thomas. Vote: (4-0) MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice-Chair Charles Bull, Commissioners Juan Diaz, Steve Thomas and Pamela Bensoussan STAFF PRESENT: Marilyn Ponseggi, Environmental Review Coordinator Edalia Olivo-Gomez, Associate Planner Michael Meacham, Special Operations Manager Willie Gaters, Environmental Resource Manager Jim Holmes, Civil Engineer Linda Bond, Recording Secretary GUESTS PRESENT: Doug Munson, WFI APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 13, September 11 and October 2,12 and 30, 2000 MSC (Bull/Diaz) to file the minutes of March 13, 2000 since the RCC will not be able to approve them because two members from that meeting are no longer on the Commission. Vote: (4-0-0-2) with Burrascano and T. Thomas absent. MSC (Diaz/Bensoussan) to approve the minutes of October 2, 2000 as submitted. Vote: (4-0-0-2) with Burrascano and T. Thomas absent. The appropriate Commissioners were not present for approval of the September 11, October 12 and 30, 2000 minutes. The minutes were deferred until the next meeting on January 8, 2001. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS 1. 15-99-07 - Palomar Street Widening from Industrial Boulevard to 1-5 Ms. Edalia Olivo-Gomez (Associate Planner) indicated that this project is a City-initiated capitol improvement project to widen Palomar Street from Industrial Boulevard to Walnut Avenue/Frontage Road from a 4-lane roadway to a 6-lane prime arterial per the City's RCC Minutes - 2- December 4, 2000 General Plan. The Mitigation Measures have been incorporated to reduce air quality and noise impacts to a level below significant. M5C (S. Thomas/Diaz) to approve staffs' recommendations. Vote: (4-0-0- 2) with Burrascano and T. Thomas absent. 2. 15-00-20 - Lynwood Hills Cellular Antennas located at 400 Moon View Drive Ms. Olivo-Gomez indicated that this project is a wireless communications facility proposed by AT&T Wireless Services on property leased by the Sweetwater Authority containing two water tanks. Staff recommends the adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Mr. Doug Munson (WFI, 4810 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121) distributed two computer-enhanced photo simulations showing the location of the proposed equipment pads and antenna poles. He described the proposed 9rading and landscapin9 for the project. The Commissioners found the photos to be confusing, distorted and not to scale. The Commission had concerns about aesthetics. M5C (S. Thomas/Bensoussan) to approve staff recommendations. It was further stated that it would be useful for the Planning Commission and the other decision-makers if they could have the landscape plan and a cross section of the grading. Something that would give them more confidence that, in fact, the miti9ation can be accomplished and will make it look alright. Vote: (4-0-0-2) with Burrascano and 1. Thomas absent. 3. CO2 Reduction Plan Presentation On May 18, 1998, the Plannin9 Commission accepted the Growth Management Oversight Commission recommendations for the CO2 Reduction Plan and recommended that the City Council adopt the same. Mr. Willie Gators (Environmental Resource Manager) indicated that, based on the proposed plan, Chula Vista will need to reduce its projected 2010 CO2 emissions by approximately 400,000 tons/year in order to achieve the international goal of 80% of 1990 emissions in 2010. To achieve this goal, the following eight-part strategy is proposed: · To spur action and increase the public's awareness of the problem of global warming and to focus in particular on the next generation of Chula Vistans through continuous employmentatiGR of the 910bal warmin9 teachers' kit and guide developed by the City. · Reduce the long-term need for travel in the community through efficient land use/ transportation coordination and telecommunications technology. Focus in particular on shaping areas east of 1-805 to be as CO2 friendly as possible. · Of the travel that does occur, provide for multi-modal choices. RCC Minutes - 3 - December 4, 2000 · Of the automobile driving that does remain, work to make it as clean as possible. · Capture cost-effective building efficiency improvements in both new construction and remodeling through a mix of implementation approaches. · Lead the effort with municipal energy programs that can be showcased to focus on encouraging personal and organizational actions. · Interlock the City's efforts with other regional programs in order to strengthen region- wide progress on climate protection. · Focus initially on a few short-range actions to build visibility and results. Staff will come back in the future to discuss further progress. 4. Consideration of 2001 Meeting Schedule MSC (Diaz/Bensoussan) to adopt the RCC meeting schedule for the year 2001. Vote: (4-0-0-2) with Burrascano and T. Thomas absent. MSC (Bensoussan/Diaz) to cancel the December 11, 2000 RCC meeting. Vote: (4-0-0-2) with Burrascano and T. Thomas absent. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COORDINATOR COMMENTS: Ms. Marilyn ponseggi (Environmental Review Coordinator) reported on the status of the 2000-2001 Work Program. CHAIR COMMENTS: None. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Commissioner Bensoussan indicated that the City Council will address the Mills Act adoption on December 12, 2000. She did not have a clear picture in her mind how historic preservation will be integrated with the RCC, but she would like to integrate it wherever possible anytime RCC has an opportunity to focus its attention on historic preservation. She suggested creating a "Preservationist of the Year" award. Ms. ponseggi suggested that Commissioner Bensoussan write up a proposal of what she would see the criteria being. Ms. Ponseggi would put it on the next RCC agenda, and, in the meantime, she would find out whether or not the Commission could do that on their own or whether or not it has to go to City Council. Commissioner Bensoussan mentioned the old San Diego Country Club that was torn down and rebuilt in the 1980s that was a nationally registered historic site. She would have thought that the RCC could have prevented that building from being torn down. Ms. ponseggi thought that it was a site that was designated but did not have a historic permit on it. And as long as it does not have the historic permit on it as well as the designation, it does not necessarily come to the RCC. Vice-Chair Bull indicated that through the CEQA process there is a requirement for it to be considered as a significant adverse affect, but you need to have a project for that to happen. RCC Minutes -4- December 4, 2000 That means it needs to be discretionary and demolition permits are usually administerial unless there is a local ordinance or something that says something about 'if it's historic, then you have to do something'. Commission Bensoussan stated that maybe the local ordinance should be written in such a way that it wouid trigger review of demolition permits. Ms. Ponseggi indicated that she would want to see the Commission bring that up as part of the work program because some of the items suggested are very staff intensive. She would take that forward to the department head who will put that in with the rest of the work program and it would then go forward to the Manager and then on to the City Council. Staff is going forward with the Mills Act and seeking City Council direction on implementation and other changes possibly needed to the existing code. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. to a regular meeting on Monday, January 8, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room 1 of the Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA. Prepared by: J:~:/f'(' ~7 ~1,,¿/ Linda Bond Recording Secretary (A:\lIb\RCC#1 \RCC 120400mins.doc)